Definition of edema
1 : an abnormal infiltration and excess accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissue or in a serous cavity —called also dropsy
2a : watery swelling of plant organs or partsb : any of various plant diseases characterized by such swellings
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She was admitted and diagnosed with cerebral edema.
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Catravas has spent decades studying endothelial cells, the thin layer that lines blood vessels; patients with sepsis leak blood through the cell walls, causing pulmonary edema and death.
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Dry drowning, which occurs when a swimmer is on land, is the result of water left in the lungs that causes edema, or swelling, said Dr. Juan Fitz, a spokesman for the American College of Emergency Physicians.
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A recovery team faces the same risks as climbers, including altitude sickness, edema, frostbite, hypothermia as well as accidents and avalanches.
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A recovery team faces the same risks as climbers, including altitude sickness, edema, frostbite, hypothermia as well as accidents and avalanches.
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Symptoms include headache, loss of appetite, trouble sleeping and, in severe cases, pulmonary or cerebral edema — swelling or pressure in the lungs or brain.
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Climbing Everest is an inherently dangerous activity with risks of high-altitude related sicknesses such as cerebral edema, a swelling of the brain that can be fatal.
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The patient died of cerebral edema (brain swelling)—a deadly adverse event that also afflicted Kite competitor Juno Therapeutics' rival drug in the space, which it was then forced to abandon.
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Origin and Etymology of edema
New Latin, from Greek oidēma swelling, from oidein to swell; akin to Armenian aytnu- swell, Old English ātor poison
Medical Dictionary
edema
Medical Definition of edema
edemas
alsoedemata
\-mət-ə\: an abnormal excess accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissue or in a serous cavity—called also dropsy
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